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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche issue for Thursday morning April 2 1910 reports local notices, updates from town meetings, weather notes, and community events. Readers are advised to watch for forthcoming schedules and public announcements from town authorities.
Friday afternoon real estate men gathered at H. B. Wigle’s office to form a real estate exchange for Alpine. Mr. Wigle elected president and Jno. Young secretary. A three member committee was named to draft a constitution and by laws. An admission fee of one dollar was agreed. Further details to be discussed next week.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Robinson of Paso arrives to organize new Knights of Pythias lodge in Alpine. After a late banquet at Henderson hotel, lodge work runs from eleven until three in the morning. Officers include G. W. Martin, W. E. Caldwell, A. B. Weakley, Paul Vogt, Jas. A. Burke, and many others listed among members and officers.
A discussion on compulsory schooling, creating educated citizens, and the need to foster love and respect for school and teachers. It cites discipline, enthusiasm, and parental modeling, warning against indolence and rebellion while urging pride in grades and study.
Landowner W M Sanford plans to subdivide his land north of the new public school into city blocks and sell them in July. Buyers in Alpine expect affordable home sites with prices ranging from 200 to FA00 depending on location.
An advertisement links liver trouble to pimples boils and sallow skin and claims Dr King's New Life Pills purify blood improve complexion and health. The pitch promises rich red blood rosy cheeks and a fine complexion, priced at 25 cents at R B Slight & Co.
The article promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for grip aftereffects including weakness nervousness loss of appetite energy and organ issues. It claims thousands have used them to restore health and spirits and guarantees satisfaction by R B Slight Co priced at 50 cents.
The Senior Class was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L Crawford last Friday night, April 22. Attendees included Misses Shields Linn Daugherty Hector Fasten and Messrs Ferguson Mc Spadden Caruthers Hector Kinney. Games lasted until 10 with a dining room refreshment setup in pale blue and white. Miss Sadie hosted charmingly and guests hoped for more frequent gatherings.
A brief notice notes Mrs Beaver of Georgetown Texas visiting her son. It also calls Alpine readers to read the front page address of Rev. E B Atwood printed there.
An ordinance from Alpine Texas Brewster County levies an annual tax of one dollar on every male resident aged twenty one to sixty as of January first each year. The text notes exclusions for idiots and luna.
A 1910 Alpine Avalanche published ordinance outlines annual direct ad valorem taxes not exceeding one fourth of one percent on real and personal estate, with tax liens, listing periods, and penalties for delinquency. It details assessor duties, equalizers board decisions, and city funding needs for streets, bridges, and general purposes.
Brewster county Texas imposes fines for public intoxication and fighting. Alpine town ordinances restrict speeding and require vehicle lights and bells for cross traffic with fines up to hundred dollars. Signed April 25 1910.
The report notes 13 000 miles of railroad operation and shows freight costs under 1 cent per ton mile last year. It argues rail access lowers consumer prices, equalizes farmer revenue, and reduces long haul penalties. A new railroad promises $64 000 per mile in adjacent property value and wider equitable distribution.
A fragmented note compares Texas railroad mileage to other rail routes and mentions territory rules and per mile valuations. The text appears garbled but suggests a focus on railroad infrastructure in Texas and adjacent regions.
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